§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of casualty departments by region in each of the five years up to 1993–94. [18072]
§ Mr. HoramThe latest available figures are shown in the table. Information is collected on the basis of trusts and directly managed units with accident and emergency services. Some trusts include more than one hospital each with its own accident and emergency department.
Figures for 1989–90 and 1990–91 are not available centrally.
Trusts and directly managed units1 with accident and emergency department2 by region in England Region 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Northern 20 19 16 Yorkshire 18 17 17 Trent 15 18 14 East Anglian 10 9 10 North-west Thames 17 13 15 North-east Thames 17 16 16 South-east Thames 17 15 16 South-west Thames 15 14 15 Wessex 15 14 12 Oxford 11 8 10 South Western 15 12 15 West Midlands 26 27 27 Mersey 12 11 12 North Western 26 29 20 SHAs 4 4 3 Total 238 226 228 Notes:
1 A trust or directly managed unit may consist of a number of hospitals each with its own accident and emergency department.
2 With medical staff on site and where the intention is to open 168 hours per week.
Source:
KHO3 returns.